Chen Xia calmly picked up the check, took a look at it, and then put it back into the box and closed the lid in a very pretentious manner. Then, in everyone's surprised eyes, he handed it to Mrs. Sam.
This move was beyond everyone's expectations.
That’s a fucking billion dollars.
Chen Shuqin always thought that her eldest nephew was a "money-grubber". He was cautious in his career and never forgot to maintain or increase the value of the money he made. He was simply obsessed with money.
All the Walton family members present changed their expressions slightly. Giving $100 million as a thank you was something the old father personally decided on while lying on his hospital bed last night. Isn't Chen Xia satisfied yet?
Everyone should know that although the Walton family is the richest family in the United States, they are all peculiar people. To put it nicely, they live a simple life, and to put it bluntly, they are stingy.
For example, Robson Walton, the later chairman, had his hair cut at an ordinary barber shop in the community all year round.
Later, reporters went to interview the barber, and the barber complained that he had served Mr. Robson for 20 years but had never received a penny of tip.
This shows how stingy he is.
Now that the Walton family is willing to put out $100 million, it is really unprecedented. If the European and American media knew about it, I wonder how many reporters would be sent to cover this strange story.
How much was $100 million worth in 1986?
This is a truly huge fortune. You have to know that in 1986, China's entire country's foreign exchange reserves were only US$2 billion.
This 100 million accounts for 5% of the national reserves, which is simply too exaggerated.
Moreover, this year, the monthly salary of most Chinese people did not exceed 100 yuan.
So from this point of view, the Walton family is very generous this time, which shows that they are extremely grateful to their savior. Even the stingy person has been plucked out of money, and Chen Xia actually said he doesn’t want it?
Does Chen Xia want to accept it?
Of course he wanted to accept it. Please, 100 million US dollars, although it was not a lot of money for him, it was definitely not a small amount of money.
Just kidding, if he donated $100 million to the country now, he would probably be able to become the president of Zhijiang Medical University.
But when Chen Xia received the check, he already had an idea in his mind. He thought of a good way to utilize Walmart supermarkets. If it was done well, it would be worth far more than $100 million.
At least the friendship of the Walmart family is something that no amount of money can buy.
Mrs. Sam saw the box back in her hand and asked in surprise, "Child, are you not satisfied with this amount?"
"No, no, no, Mrs. Sam, we have an old saying in China: helping others is not about getting anything in return. Just like when I saved Mr. Sam, it was because we had a connection. It had nothing to do with money."
Robson Walton was anxious: "But Chen, if you accept this check, you will become a billionaire immediately. I believe no one in China can be richer than you."
Chen Xia shook his finger pretentiously again: "I seem to be a billionaire now. Look, I own a hospital and a pharmaceutical factory. I'm not really short of money."
"Pharmaceutical factory?"
Chen Shuqin quickly explained, "The omeprazole and quadruple therapy for gastric problems currently produced by Pfizer in the United States were invented by Mr. Chen Xia. They are able to produce them because of our patent license."
Oh~~~~
After this explanation, the Walton family understood. After all, omeprazole is very famous in treating stomach problems. They have all taken it and the effect is very certain.
So he couldn't help but look up to Chen Xia even more. This young man was not just a family heir, he was a great medical scientist.
Then this 100 million US dollars is really a bit too much.
Alice Walton's eyes sparkled as she exclaimed, "Chen, you are truly an amazing person."
Everyone nodded vigorously. In European and American countries, doctors have a high status and are respected. Especially those medical scientists who can make innovative inventions can enter the mainstream society.
Who doesn't like being complimented? Chen Xia was a rather soft-hearted person to begin with, so he was naturally very embarrassed. He said with a bit more complacency:
"Mrs. Sam, just as Mr. Robson thought, my country is still relatively poor and backward, so I just had an idea and hope to get your help."
As soon as Chen Xia spoke, everyone sat up straight, wanting to hear what he wanted.
"Kid, feel free to ask for anything you want, as long as we can do it."
"I just want to make a deal with you. My hometown is a famous textile town with a very developed textile industry, but for various reasons many textile factories have stopped production and many workers are facing the possibility of losing their jobs.
So I thought we could collaborate. I could produce whatever textiles you need, whether it's clothes or pants, curtains or bed sheets. If I can guarantee the quality, could our supermarket purchase some of them?
Ah, that’s it?
Robson Walton's eyes suddenly lit up.
Chen Xia's request completely coincided with the purpose of his trip to Asia.
This time in Asia, in addition to traveling, the Walton family is also looking for business opportunities, such as where to purchase cheap and affordable textiles, which is an important purpose.
Before World War II, textiles were one of the main economic pillars of European and American countries, but with the development of the economy and the increase in raw material and labor costs, the profits of the textile industry have become lower and lower.
This has also led to the gradual elimination of the textile industry in Europe and the United States, but developing countries such as Mexico and Brazil are unable to take over this part of the industrial transfer, resulting in Walmart's procurement costs remaining high.
For example, if a shirt is purchased locally in the United States, it will cost at least $5; even if it is imported from Italy, a shirt will cost no less than $7, or even more.
But what kind of shirts does Walmart need? Of course, the cheaper the better. They are a supermarket, targeting ordinary people, and they advocate small profits but quick turnover. They don't need luxury goods or high-end products.
They have already visited Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong, and found that the costs here are actually not cheap.
These countries and regions do not produce agricultural products such as cotton, so they need to be imported, which increases the cost. Moreover, these places are already economically developed regions, workers' salaries are not low, and labor costs are not cheap.
Now Chen Xia suddenly said that he wanted to cooperate with Walmart on textiles. This seems to be feasible. After all, China has already carried out reform and opening up, and foreign trade is gradually becoming active.
Moreover, Walmart does not need to invest in setting up a factory itself, so there is no investment risk.
All they have to do is provide samples, place an order, and then they can receive cheap and affordable supermarket hot-selling items such as clothes and pants.
Is there any better collaboration than this?
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